Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 524: Gap Arrangement

Val Fortress, Rochester Manor.

In the room where "Archbishop" Luo Xiu is resting.

Several high-ranking members of the expeditionary force, including Lord Gawain, "Knight of Heaven's Word" Stuart, "Paladin of the Sky Ring" Davild, and "Sage of Secrets" Dukeler, have come to visit.

They had just received a message from the guards on duty saying that the archbishop seemed to have woken up, so they rushed here as soon as possible and saw that Luo Xiu had indeed woken up from his coma.

In the eyes of high-ranking people such as Lord Gawain, Stuart, and Davild, they saw that Luo Xiu seemed to have recovered well, but was still a little weak.

"How do you feel now, Luo Xiu?"

"Sky Ring Paladin" Davild was the first to speak and asked Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu had already seen that Dawild's elf-like and clear face was filled with worry and anxiety.

……

On the previous battlefield, Davild, Stuart and others had seen the extremely terrifying scene of the annihilation explosion from Fafnir, the "Dragon of Destruction".

What Davild knew - as a fellow [Glorious], he understood most deeply that if Luo Xiu had not finally sealed it off with the power of the "Lightless Cage", and if Luo Xiu had not alone and completely borne the impact of the annihilation explosion, but had allowed the terrifying annihilation explosion to sweep and spread outward, how much damage would have been caused to the expeditionary force.

"…I'm fine, cough cough."

A smile appeared on Luo Xiu's face, and he responded to Davild, then coughed twice.

In Davild's eyes, Luo Xiu's face was still a little pale at this time, but he was just weak. His spirituality had stabilized and his injuries had healed.

David was able to relax a little.

In Davild's understanding, the "Incarnation of the Holy Wings" did save Luo Xiu's life - as the "Messenger of the Holy Wings", Luo Xiu did receive unusual attention from Da Ri Xu Yu.

Only Luo Xiu, the "Holy Winged Messenger", could completely withstand the impact of the annihilation explosion of the "Dragon of Destruction" Fafnir during that extremely long period of protection.

As a "Sky Ring Paladin", Davild knew that he did not have the ability, courage and confidence. His first reaction was to escape from the center of the annihilation explosion. Therefore, during the time when Luo Xiu was unconscious, Davild felt a little ashamed.

……

The same feeling of guilt also emerged in the heart of "Knight of Heaven's Proclamation" Stuart.

"…Mr. Ross Carlos."

After Dawild finished speaking, Stuart spoke up after a while. His hoarse voice said:

"I sincerely thank you, Lord Luo Xiu. And... I pay tribute to you in the name of the Supreme."

As he said this, beside Davild, the leader of the Dragon Eagle, the Supreme Stuart, had taken off his helmet, revealing his hideous face covered with battle scars.

This is the highest courtesy and a way to show respect.

Stuart also showed an indescribable complex expression of confusion, shame and respect on his face. He said:
"In such a life-threatening situation, Lord Davild and I both made the decision to escape. Only you, Lord Luo Xiu, faced the terror head-on and prevented a greater terror from happening."

"You... you have the purest faith in the Glory and the most ardent loyalty to the Empire. Your faith and loyalty have been proven, and no one will have any doubts about you anymore."

"This is my tribute to you, Lord Luo Xiu. You deserve such respect."

……

"..."

While Stuart was saying this, Luo Xiu was listening in a daze.

I seem to have... inexplicably gained recognition from David and Stuart?

He was a little stunned, knowing that such "recognition" might carry some heavy meaning. But Luo Xiu could also understand what Stuart and Dawild were thinking.

Because it prevented the horrific destruction that could have been caused by the self-explosion of "Dragon of Destruction" Fafnir... In their eyes, this was indeed an act of "self-sacrifice" that should be praised.

To [Glory] is the highest "dedication", and to [Supreme] is the most glorious "loyalty" - Davide and Stuart, who have reached the "Sixth Destiny" level in [Glory] and [Supreme] respectively, do attach great importance to these.

Although my original intention didn't seem to be this... I was just thinking about collecting the tail blade of the "Dragon of Destruction" Fafnir's self-explosion, and being on guard against him completing the "Demon Ascension" in the sky above the battlefield. But it's also good, this clever misunderstanding has no harm to me, only benefits.

As Luo Xiu thought about this, a faint smile appeared on his face. He nodded in response to Stuart and said:
"Please don't say that... Sir Stuart. I just did what I thought I should do at the time."

He behaved modestly. Meanwhile, Lord Gawain stood beside Stuart, and when Stuart took off his helmet, Gawain also took off his crown.

But the young lord did not say anything. The lord, who was commanding the battle outside the battlefield at the time, did not actually feel the terrifying oppressive feeling emanating from the annihilation explosion of Fafnir, the Dragon of Destruction.

In fact, most of the expeditionary forces did not have a very real sense of danger.

Because "Archbishop" Luo Xiu endured the horrific impact alone.

The lord only saw a fleeting scarlet flash, so he didn't quite understand why Stuart and Dawild reacted like this.

And Luo Xiu always felt that ever since this lord was "rejected" by the "Dragon of Justice" Quesanx, he had always been wary and distant towards him.

However, this feeling actually existed since the beginning of his acquaintance with this lord, and Luo Xiu did not care too much about it.

In fact, Luo Xiu had also observed that, among the expeditionary forces, although Lord Gawain was nominally the "commander-in-chief" of the expeditionary force, that was more due to his identity as the son of Marquis Bakar.

In fact, more of the right to speak and the power of command are still in the hands of "Knight of Heaven's Proclamation" Stuart, who is the real core of the main expeditionary force.

Gaining some kind of respect and recognition from "Knight of Heaven's Will" Stuart...perhaps in certain situations, he could provide him with more necessary help than Lord Gawain.

"..."

While looking at the three people in front of him, Luo Xiu was thinking all these things in his mind.

Afterwards, the "Secret Sage" Dukeler also extended his greetings to Luo Xiu.

Dukeler, Stuart, and Dawild had similar thoughts and greetings to Ross.

Several saints of the sixth level of the expeditionary force had personally experienced the situation at that time, and they all had respect for the "Archbishop" Rossu Carlos.

Luo Xiu indeed fully felt all of this.

This feeling is quite good... Luo Xiu thought. Then, he looked at Stuart and Davild and asked them:
"So... after I lost consciousness, the battle situation..."

"..."

"We have won the final victory, Lord Luo Xiu."

Stuart, the "Knight of Heaven's Proclamation", put on his helmet again and said to Luo Xiu:

"We have successfully captured and occupied the Val Fortress. We have also completely eliminated the monsters hidden by Fafnir and his executioners. And all the remaining resistance forces have been wiped out by us."

"The Val Fortress is now 'safe', but it has been severely damaged. The Lord has convened a military meeting yesterday. We will not stay here for too long. After a short rest, we should set off for the dark capital in three days." "..."

“…Yeah.” Luo Xiu nodded.

While Stuart was saying this, Luo Xiu had also opened the [Player Forum] to supplement his understanding of all the major and minor events that had occurred the day before.

The general conclusion is that after the expeditionary force occupied the Val Fortress, the Abyss Beasts and the dark defenders who were resisting stubbornly have been eliminated. The cracks and scars and nests where the Abyss Beasts emerged have also been re-sealed, and there will be no second surge of Abyss Beasts.

And because Luo Xiu had emphasized before that the seals of those "scars" needed to be taken particularly seriously, the "Sky Ring Paladin" Davild personally presided over the sealing and had organized the most elite group of priests to conduct the most detailed investigations one by one.

But nothing has been discovered yet.

But Luo Xiu always had a hunch that Fafnir and the "Original Demon" must have left something in those "scars" underground in the Val Fortress.

This is about the Abyss and those "scars".

As for those fleeing small groups of dark troops led by "Black Fang" and even "Fang Head", they were pursued by the Adventers of the [Adventer Legion].

As for the Val Fortress itself - as Stuart said, the walls of the Val Fortress and many important urban buildings have been severely damaged.

From a value perspective, there is no need to repair it for the time being. After a short rest here, the expeditionary force will abandon garrisoning the Val Fortress and head straight for the Dark Metropolis.

That was the arrangement afterwards.

And the "Knight of Heaven's Announcement" Stuart continued to narrate to Luo Xiu the decision discussed in their meeting - the "Songyuan Expeditionary Force" led by Lord Gawain will leave the Val Fortress and head for the Dark Metropolis in three days, and will encircle the Dark Metropolis together with the expeditionary forces of several other imperial territories.

That will be the final decisive battle, and the final end of the "Judgment War" -

This all-out war, which truly broke out on January 768, 1 in the Apocalypse calendar and has lasted for more than four months, will finally come to an end.

The 1.0 version of the "War of Judgment" in the previous life lasted for a total of one year... Luo Xiu thought that the time when this "War of Judgment" would eventually end had been shortened a lot due to many factors, including his own.

He thought about this and felt a little emotional.

Luo Xiu then thought of something else. After Stuart told him about the itinerary, Luo Xiu looked at the "Sky Ring Paladin" Davild and asked:

"Is Hubert back?"

"..."

"Not yet." David shook his head.

Before launching the siege on the Val Fortress, Luo Xiu asked Hubert to take the results of his "Divine Revelation" to the Songyuan Archbishop Sid to inform him about the "Original Demon".

That was a full day and a half later. Hubert should have delivered the message to——

“But I received this.”

When Luo Xiu was thinking, his thoughts were interrupted by Davild's next words, so he looked up at Davild and saw him taking out a holy paper engraved with the double holy patterns of the red gold sun and the laurel crown.

——That is the holy letter of “Saint” Franya!
The saint directly handed the holy paper to the "Sky Ring Holy Knight" Davild. It could only be for one thing - for the information Hubbert brought about the "True Ancestor Demon" and "Original Demon" of the Val Fortress that he had seen during the "Divine Revelation" ceremony he presided over!

"Her Royal Highness the Saint has sent me this holy letter."

Dawild said:

"Her Highness the Saint stated in the letter that she would come to Val Fortress one day later to investigate the specific situation of the 'blasphemous objects' that appeared earlier."

"Her Highness has asked us to be prepared. When the time comes, we will fully explain to her all the information we have investigated about those 'blasphemous things'."

"..."

The saint will come here in person.

One day later... Tomorrow, it is just before the expeditionary force actually sets out for the dark capital.

Davild referred to the Abyss, the beasts, and the devil as "blasphemous things" in order to avoid Gawain and Stuart from being too sensitive.

Luo Xiu understood what Davild was saying, so he nodded and said:

"I see."

"..."

……

Afterwards, Lord Gawain, "Knight of Heaven's Word" Stuart, "Paladin of the Sky Ring" Davild, "Sage of Secrets" Dukeler, several high-ranking members of the expeditionary force, talked with Luo Xiu about some details and stopped disturbing the still "weak" archbishop to rest.

After they told Luo Xiu to worry less and rest more, they said goodbye to him and left the room where he was resting.

At the same time, the "Sky Ring Paladin" Davild told Luo Xiu that during the three days when the expeditionary army was resting, he would help Luo Xiu handle all the affairs of the "Archbishop".

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And Dawild was the one who urged Luo Xiu to have a good rest. He also told Luo Xiu to be prepared to do something, which was to meet the saint when the time comes and tell her some of the information he had obtained.

This is a very easy thing.

Luo Xiu thought to himself...being seriously injured actually has an extra benefit, which is that I can take work-related injury leave like I do now!

It just so happens that I finally have some extra time to do other things.

While thinking about this, Luo Xiu had already opened the panel.

At this time, the experience points stored in his experience slot had reached 400 million.

[Holy Abyss Mall] After the new products were released, the "Spiritual Spring" has been used to extract the full experience value more than a dozen times in the past few days.

Combined with the rewards from the mission he had just completed, [Grand Sacred Expedition], these stored experience points were enough to allow Luo Xiu to raise his level to lv.70.

After that, he would truly be at the pinnacle of the "Sixfold Destiny".

And after witnessing the final decisive battle of the "War of Judgment", before the "Scarlet Tide" of 2.0 and the "Abyss Inversion" that will occur at the same time actually come, you can try to break through the bottleneck and truly advance to the "Seventh Destiny"!
as well as--

The [Heart of the Silver-Blooded True Dragon Hogsmoth] and [Hoffman's Soul] that were being "boiled" in the steel furnace above the "Holy Abyss" were almost finished with melting, purification, and blending.

You can find time to go back.

By then, Amber, the "Guardian of Falsehood", can be elevated to the status of "Chaos Spirit".

Luo Xiu was planning in this way.

……

(End of this chapter)